Just wanted to post a note about our annual 10% off pre-Christmas sale on Tastes of Idaho website — running November 16 to November 19, Sunday through Wednesday. If you are looking for special huckleberry gifts for your friends and/or family, this is the place to see the one of the largest online selection of […]
One of my favorite huckleberry recipe book is Huckleberry Delights: A Collection of Huckleberry Recipes by Karen Jean Matsko Hood. Karen has numerous recipes in her book, and here is one that I thought you would enjoy: Huckleberry Crepes If you are interested in more of Karen’s huckleberry recipes, check out her 309 page book. […]
We have heard from many pickers around the Rocky Mountain region that this years huckleberry crop is as good — or maybe even better — than the 2009 season. Rainfall and spring temps were ideal for growing a bumper crop of juicy huckleberries. The Spokesman Review has picked up on the excitement in their recent […]
An update on the huckleberry crop via the Spokane Review: Harvest underway for huckleberries – Idaho’s statefruit FORESTS – Huckleberries, designated Idaho’s state fruit in 2000, have been ripe for picking for a couple weeks in the low areas of Priest Lake, and the crop is gradually ripening up the mountain slopes throughout the InlandNorthwest. […]
Nothing beats huckleberry chocolates, but during the hot summers …. well, chocolate is just not a good thing to pack or take on a trip! But for those who love trail mix, Wildbeary has developed a Huckleberry Snack Mix. Like a trail mix, Huckleberry Snack Mix includes some healthy and wonderfully tasty ingredients: Roasted and […]
Remember the last post about huckleberry picking in Montana? Here is one of her recipes using the huckleberries she picked! Huckleberry Lemonade I started with a basic homemade lemonade recipe and added pureed huckleberries. Oh. my. goodness. It is so delicious! My mom and I are actually sitting outside enjoying the evening on our deck […]
The International Wild Huckleberry Association was contacted about a new Huckleberry Harvest Study on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Joyce Mastenbrook, Doctoral Candidate, Environmental Anthropology at the University of Washington Department of Anthropology, sent the following email : I am the principal investigator of a study of big huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum) harvesting practices, abundance and […]
Bear escapes Oakridge snare The Register-Guard … Himalayan blackberry in lower elevations to huckleberries in higher elevations. “Bears will move miles to get to good huckleberry patches,” he said. … …READ FULL STORY
2011 SEASON LOOKS GOOD! Conditions are very similar to 2008, in which huckleberry season was late, but outstanding… best since the mid 1990s. Not expecting quite as good as 2009, but FAR, FAR better than the miserable crop year in 2010. Adequate snows and the cool spring weather are postponing flowering until after the danger […]
Wishing you and your families a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! International Wild Huckleberry Association Sandy and Malcolm Dell
